Head of Mechanical Engineering

The Regional Discipline Manager – Mechanical & Metallurgy Engineering based in Doha, Qatar is tasked with the development of departmental plans, including business, production, and organisational priorities. The role requires multi‑disciplinary expertise and the ability to understand the industry to achieve financial and operational objectives. The Regional Discipline Manager manages multiple related teams in multiple office locations, sets their organisational priorities, and allocates the appropriate resources. As the Mechanical Disciplines Subject Matter Expert (SME), they must be able to identify and resolve a range of complex technical, operational, and organisational problems for all mechanical sub‑disciplines (rotating equipment, static equipment, packaged equipment). In addition to core mechanical discipline knowledge, the candidate must demonstrate a good understanding of metallurgy (materials and corrosion) engineering. The role directly impacts business results by supporting function‑specific projects, products, services, and / or technologies, and developing policies and plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to managers and professional staff within a department.
• Accountable for the performance and results of multiple disciplines within a department.
• Apply managerial expertise to achieve financial and operational objectives.
• Resolve a variety of complex problems that have implications within the area of responsibility.
• Develop operational plans to achieve business objectives.
• Influence customer and / or organisational leadership to achieve operational objectives.
• Manage the performance of Discipline employees through goal setting, ongoing assessment, and coaching.
• Contribute to functional strategy development.
• Propose scope splits between Engineering offices and / or subcontractors at the bid stage and the award.
• Negotiate with other engineering disciplines, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Teams to ensure the best schedules and execution plans within agreed budgets.
• Attend project kick‑off and review meetings, vendor meetings, and engineering meetings as required.
• Interface with peers and Global Engineering.
• Foster teamwork of Regional or Functional Managers.
• Provide and direct bid assistance.
• Ensure availability and allocate discipline manpower resources to provide agreed deliverables and meet schedules and budgets.
• Maintain historical norms to establish budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare and review the department’s budgets and forecasts.
• Ensure departmental plans are aligned with business, financial, and operational objectives.
• Meet group DOE forecasts, within schedule and budget.
• Review and approve departmental key documents and drawings such as : Progress and productivity reports, requisitions for software, computers, and other departmental expenses, expense reports, estimates for proposals (cost, schedule, and man‑hour estimates), forecasting reports, project‑specific procedures and design reports.
• Identify and resolve technical, operational, and organisational problems.
• Keep senior leadership apprised of high‑level activities and concerns, including technical, budgetary, and manpower related matters.
• Plan and recommend department manpower, training, and development, and assist in recruiting resources.
• Coordinate the training and development of Discipline personnel.
• Evaluate performance and recommend changes in classification and compensation of department personnel.
• Travel regularly to other office locations within Offshore Middle East and, if required, to the Chennai engineering centre.

Qualifications

Reports To

Liaise with Engineering Directors in regional office locations, Managers and Supervisors of other Engineering / Design Disciplines, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Management Teams; Offshore / Onshore Managers, Planning Managers, Proposals Department, Procurement Department, Safety Department, HR Department, QC and Certification Group, External McDermott Offices, Client Representatives, Vendor & Subcontractor Representatives.

Supervises

All Discipline Managers, Engineers, Designers, and support personnel within the department.

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